SPECTACULAR DEBUT FOR GREAT WINES OF THE WORLD BANGKOK 2022
Great Wines of the World Bangkok 2022 was the greatest fine wine event ever in Thailand. After three long years away from Bangkok, it was incredible to be back again for the event in the Thai capital, held at the stately Grand Hyatt Erawan in the heart of the city.
It was the first time our flagship tasting event has been held in Thailand, and it featured wines from 25 of the world’s best-known wine regions and key countries including France, Italy, Spain, the United States, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Australia. Thailand’s very own Monsoon Valley winery was also represented at the gathering.
More than 100 top-tier producers participated, with owners and winemakers flying in from all over the world to meet with the more than 1,800 wine lovers who attended the event as well as members of the trade, all eager to taste the latest releases of exceptional wines. It was a positive, pulsating gathering, showing that Bangkok and the wine market have both bounced back in a huge way post-pandemic.
On show were 200 superb references that the JamesSuckling.com team has tasted over the course of the past year. Many of these wines appear on the recently released Top 100 Wines of the World 2022 list or the various Top 100 country lists, including:
- Continuum Napa Valley Sage Mountain Vineyard 2019 (No. 50 on our 2022 Top 100 Wines of the World)
- Almaviva Puente Alto 2020 (No. 97 on our 2022 Top 100 Wines of the World)
- Seña Valle de Aconcagua 2020 (No. 98 on our 2022 Top 100 Wines of the World)
- Kaiken Malbec Mendoza Mai 2019 (No. 35 on our 2022 Top 100 Wines Argentina)
- Mazzei Toscana Siepi 2020 (No. 12 on our 2022 Top 100 Wines Italy)
- Bibi Graetz Toscana Colore 2020 (No. 40 on our 2022 Top 100 Wines Italy)
- Brancaia Toscana Il Blu 2019 (No. 71 on our 2022 Top 100 Wines Italy)
- Tua Rita Toscana Giusto di Notri 2020 (No. 82 on our 2022 Top 100 Wines Italy)
- Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 2019 (No. 89 on our 2022 Top 100 Wines Italy)
- St. Michael-Eppan Alto Adige Appius 2017 (No. 91 on our 2022 Top 100 Wines Italy)
Dozens more have been Top-100 awardees in recent years, and Valdicava showed their perfect-scoring Brunello di Montalcino Madonna del Piano Riserva 2015 – what a real treat for all wine lovers to experience this superlative vintage!
“It was awesome to be back in Bangkok,” said James. “I love the city. It has a fantastic wine market and an amazing food scene – it is so happening, and Great Wines of the World was the biggest fine wine event ever to be held there.”
The three-hour Grand Tasting took place at the stately Grand Hyatt Erawan Ballroom.
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Tasting Notes, Scores and Winery Profiles – View the Grand Tasting Official Guidebook:
Great Wines of the World BANGKOK 2022 – OFFICIAL GUIDEBOOK
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We look forward to meeting you all again in Bangkok in 2023.